Adelphi Online Master's in Education Programs Jump Over 100 Spots in US News & World Report
Garden City, NY (01/21/2025) — Adelphi University's Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences Online Master's in Education Programs have landed on the U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Programs for 2025. This year, Adelphi's programs were ranked no. 118, up more than 100 spots from 2024. Adelphi's education graduate programs include Master of Arts in Art Education, Master of Arts in Educational Technology, Master of Arts in Educational Theatre (P-12 Certification Track) and Master of Arts in Educational Theatre (Storytelling and The Arts Non-Certification Track).
In its 13th year, the U.S. News Best Online Programs ranking evaluates more than 1,600 online degree programs using metrics specific to online learning. The rankings only include degree-granting programs offered primarily online by regionally accredited institutions.
"This achievement is a testament to the hard work, innovation, and dedication of our faculty, staff, and students," said Xiao-lei Wang, Ph. D., Dean of Adelphi's Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences. "It also highlights how our School of Education remains attuned to evolving methodologies and prioritizes the quality of online education."
According to U.S. News, online college is no longer just an option-it's becoming the norm and the future of higher education. As technology rapidly advances, experts say colleges will lean more toward developing online degree programs in the coming years to accommodate the busy schedules of their students who are balancing full-time employment and family responsibilities.
For the 2025 edition of the Best Online Master's in Education Programs, U.S. News ranked online graduate education programs based on five categories:
Engagement (30%): Quality online graduate education programs grant aspiring teachers and educational administrators opportunities to interact with their instructors and classmates readily.
Faculty Credentials and Training (20%): Strong online programs employ instructors with academic credentials that mirror those of instructors for campus-based programs, and they have the resources to train these instructors to teach distance learners.
Peer Assessment (20%): A survey of high-ranking academic officials in education helps account for intangible factors affecting program quality that statistics don't capture.
Services and Technologies (20%): Programs that incorporate diverse online learning technologies allow greater flexibility for students to take classes from a distance.
Student Excellence (10%): Student bodies entering with proven aptitudes, ambitions and accomplishments can handle the demands of rigorous coursework.
Learn more about Adelphi's Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences and the University's latest awards and rankings.
About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university in the United States with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, US, is a highly awarded, internationally ranked and powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives. It is recognized for small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training at the undergraduate and graduate level with particular strength in its 'Core Four' academic areas: the Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.
Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities, and the world.
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Adelphi University’s Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences Online Master’s in Education Programs have landed on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs for 2025.